Support for cutting fossil fuel subsidies rises from around 30% to more than 95% when the savings fund public services, cash transfers or tax cuts.
Fossil fuel subsidies
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People are more willing to pay tax when the tax system is more progressive, and less willing when it is less progressive.
Tax morale and progressivity
Almost everyone thinks they are middle-class, but this doesn’t change their support for redistributive policies.
Redistribution across 10 countries
Citizens are concerned about the unfair tax burden on employees compared to the self-employed, but this doesn’t impact their policy preferences.
Horizontal equity of taxation
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